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Data fragmentation is a major hurdle to future-ready backups
Data fragmentation has largely been considered beneficial to a data protection strategy. Some IT leaders now view it as a business risk worthy of executive-level attention.
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Cloud vs. local backup: Which is right for your organization?
Cloud vs. local backup is an important discussion for IT leaders today. The cloud backup market is soaring, but traditional local backups also have much to offer.
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7 data backup strategies and best practices you need to know
A strong data backup strategy is not an option; it is a requirement. Here are seven best practices organizations can implement to better protect and manage backups.
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Data fragmentation is a major hurdle to future-ready backups
Data fragmentation has largely been considered beneficial to a data protection strategy. Some IT leaders now view it as a business risk worthy of executive-level attention.
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RAID 1 vs. RAID 0: Which level is best for data protection?
RAID 1 and RAID 0 are two of the most basic RAID levels. While one offers better performance, backup admins might choose the level that provides redundancy to better protect data.
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The new standards for cyber-resilient backup
Learn about the role of backup resilience as a frontline security control and how IT leaders can prepare their organizations to mitigate risk and meet compliance needs.
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Why leadership should be involved in data backup policies
While IT administrators lead the day-to-day operations of data backups, business leaders have a key role to play in shaping their organization's backup policy.
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Cloud vs. local backup: Which is right for your organization?
Cloud vs. local backup is an important discussion for IT leaders today. The cloud backup market is soaring, but traditional local backups also have much to offer.
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Magnetic tape backup eases storage cost and capacity concerns
Data growth can strain already thin budgets. Today's LTO-10 tapes provide dense capacity at lower costs than cloud storage that meet your organization's backup and recovery goals.
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Cloud vs. local backup: Which is right for your organization?
Cloud vs. local backup is an important discussion for IT leaders today. The cloud backup market is soaring, but traditional local backups also have much to offer.
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Magnetic tape backup eases storage cost and capacity concerns
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Why you should be using backup monitoring software
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SaaS shared responsibility model: What vendors don't cover
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Implement backup reporting for improved data governance
Data visibility and governance are more important than ever in 2026. Reporting can help ensure that your organization understands what it has in its data backups.
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10-step guide for testing a backup and recovery plan
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How to prevent data loss: 4 strategies for better data protection
Preventing data loss doesn't start and end with better data backups. An organization's culture, IT strategy and choice of tools all play important roles.
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8 ways to use AI for data backup
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12 enterprise cloud backup services to consider in 2026
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Data Backup Basics
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7 data backup strategies and best practices you need to know
A strong data backup strategy is not an option; it is a requirement. Here are seven best practices organizations can implement to better protect and manage backups.
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What is a data retention policy?
In business settings, data retention is a concept that encompasses all processes for storing and preserving data, as well as the specific time periods and policies businesses enforce that determine how and for how long data should be retained.
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SaaS shared responsibility model: What vendors don't cover
Don't let your organization lose cloud data to misplaced trust and thin vendor protections. Learn what providers don't cover and how to build backups that pass audits.
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Veeam releases Agent Commander to combat agentic AI risk
Agent Commander is the first feature to come out of the vendor's acquisition of Securiti AI in December of last year.
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Data backup and recovery software
Wasabi Technologies releases Covert Copy to protect backups
The resilience-focused feature aims to protect critical backup data from both external and internal threats.
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Data backup and recovery software
Veeam Data Platform update puts focus on AI, security
The new version features a range of new and improved capabilities, with a focus on data security and AI enhancements.
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